Senator Johnny Isakson gave a good-natured and mostly non-partisan speech before the Georgia House of Representatives today. Noting his own 14 years of service as a state representative, he greeted old colleagues and noted that “[Representative Calvin Smyre] is older than most of the statues on the front lawn.” His three-and-a-half minute speech focused on
Former State Representative Jeff Brown had formed an exploratory committee to consider a run in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District to succeed Congressman Lynn Westmoreland a few weeks ago, but he has decided not to run for the seat: After much deliberation and input by many, former State Representative Jeff Brown has decided that he will not
(A petition has been added below.) My Facebook feed is awash in lies from the Daily Currant and Duffelblog and The Onion and Donald Trump, so perhaps I might be forgiven from assuming that Andre Walker‘s piece on Georgia Unfiltered was fiction, parody designed solely to provoke people like me. Alas. State Senator Donzella James
Georgia Republican Party Chairman John Padgett weighed in on Donald Trump, who is the current leader in polls of Georgia Republican primary voters, saying that the billionaire real estate developer isn’t a typical politician who can relate to average Americans because he doesn’t use political speak. Padgett made his remarks on WGAU Radio‘s Newsmakers with
Senate Finance Chairman Judson Hill has dropped two measures affecting taxation. One, SB 280, would modify tax rates and exemptions for personal income taxes and eliminate the corporate net worth tax, and the other, SR 756, is a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved, would automatically lower personal tax rates by up to five percent
We should have had body cameras on Atlanta police officers by now. The police were ready to buy them last summer. But problems with Atlanta’s procurement contract have now exploded into a lawsuit that may delay implementation until next year. The contract has been bid out twice now. The city prepared to offer a $1.3 million contract to
The list of candidates is changing daily in the race to replace Congressman Lynn Westmoreland. In today’s installment, the role of the successful businessman/outsider may about to be filled. Jim Pace is a long time businessman and civic activist from Fayette County. While his early career has been in real estate, other recent efforts have
The AJC has an article about a possible constitutional amendment proposal by Representative David Stover (R-HD-71) to “give control” to Georgia voters by turning appointed positions on the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia into elected ones. Increasing tuition at Georgia universities is spurring this proposal to allow Georgians to “weigh in”:
U.S. Senator David Perdue issued the statement below today voicing his support of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act. He holds that the Act would suspend the admission of Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the United States until the integrity of the vetting process is improved. Sen. David Perdue: “ISIS has called on
`It may not be a Sunday surprise given that it’s Monday, but a new Facebook page attacking one of the candidates in the special election to replace Rep. Simone Bell popped up recently. “The Real Ralph Long” on Facebook highlights a text exchange between former Rep. Ralph Long and a friend where Ralph apparently lays
